Trouble Girls, Julia Lynn Rubin
Trouble Girls, Julia Lynn Rubin
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Trouble Girls
A Novel

Author: Julia Lynn Rubin

Narrator: Emily Shaffer

Unabridged: 10 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2021


Synopsis

"Emily Shaffer provides a fast-paced performance of an audiobook about two teenagers who are running away from the law...Shaffer's narration keeps the listener engaged with a production full of emotion and adventure, and brings each of the characters to life" -- AudioFile Magazine

A queer YA reimagining of Thelma & Louise with the aesthetic of Riverdale, for fans of Mindy McGinnis, Courtney Summers, and Rory Power.

Love on the dark side of freedom

When Trixie picks up her best friend Lux for their weekend getaway, they’re looking to forget the despair of being trapped in their dead-end rustbelt town. The girls are packing light: a supply of Diet Coke and an ‘89 Canon to help Lux frame the world in a sunnier light; half a pack of cigarettes that Trixie doesn’t really smoke, and a knife she’s hanging on to for a friend that she’s never used before.

But a single night of violence derails their trip, and the girls go from ordinary high schoolers to wanted fugitives. Trying to stay ahead of the cops and a hellscape of media attention, Trixie and Lux grapple with an unforgiving landscape, rapidly diminishing supplies, and disastrous decisions at every turn. As they are transformed by the media into the face of a #MeToo movement they didn’t ask to lead, Trixie and Lux realize that they can only rely on each other, and that the love they find together is the one thing that truly makes them free.

Julia Lynn Rubin takes listeners on “a blistering, unapologetic thrill ride” (Emma Berquis) that will leave them haunted and reeling. Trouble Girls is a “a powerful, beautifully-written gut punch” (Sophie Gonzales).

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books

About Julia Lynn Rubin

JULIA LYNN RUBIN received her MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from The New School in 2017. A lover of film, psychology, and literature, Julia has been writing creatively since first grade, and her short stories have appeared in publications such as the North American Review. She currently lives in Brooklyn, where she is currently freelancing while working on her next book. Julia is the author of Burro Hills and Trouble Girls.


Reviews

Goodreads review by theresa on May 05, 2022

Trouble Girls is a beautifully written thrill ride, taking readers through emotional turmoil, high stakes and grunge aesthetic. Rubin sensitively explores rape culture and victim blaming through two teenage girls unfortunately all too familiar with a system that protects abusers and denies their vic......more

Goodreads review by Leah on June 11, 2021

3 Stars I’m not exactly sure what to say about “Trouble Girls” by Julia Lynn Rubin. This is a sapphic YA contemporary reimagining (slightly) of Thelma & Louise. Trixie and her best friend Lux are planning a weekend trip to just get away and relax by the lake. On the way they stop to at a college bar......more

Goodreads review by alaska on June 03, 2021

no one's as shocked by this rating as i am, trust me. with this many elements i adore — feminism, dark vibes, morally grey sapphics on the run and more — trouble girls could've easily become an instant fave of mine. at least, that's what i expected, but unfortunately this is not the case. if you're i......more

Goodreads review by Katie on March 30, 2021

3.5 stars I read this book a few weeks ago, and I've been contemplating since then what I wanted to say in my review. I have mixed feelings about the book, although I lean more positive than negative. You pretty much get what is advertised but I couldn't help but wonder if the author chose a differen......more

Goodreads review by Julia on January 24, 2022

Anger. Frustration. Despair. Anxiety. That specific horrible feeling of being a young, vulnerable girl up against an older man looking you up and down like a potential meal. The way your blood pressure spikes while reading hateful, vicious comments online in a seemingly endless echo chamber of rage......more


Quotes

"Full to bursting with morally gray characters in a world that insists on clear cut answers, Trouble Girls is a beautifully written and deeply thoughtful variation on the classic trope of the criminal duo on the run. Like the main character, Trixie, this book will leave you with no regrets." —Dana Mele, author of People Like Us

"Trouble Girls will grab you by the throat and pull you into the getaway car. A love story that sings with rage and resilience." —Hannah Capin, author of Foul Is Fair

"A dark and delicious road trip story perfect for our time . . . enthralling at every turn from beginning to bittersweet end!" —Demetra Brodsky, author of Last Girls

"A powerful, beautifully-written gut punch. Fast-paced, and at points terrifying, Trouble Girls deftly balances thrills with an ever-impending sense of visceral horror. An addictive read that I couldn’t put down once I’d started." —Sophie Gonzales, author of Only Mostly Devastated

"Trouble Girls cuts in more ways than one: The prose is knife sharp, the characters’ edges honed through wonderfully interwoven backstory, and the plot draws blood with Rubin's refusal to look away from the truth." —Ashley Schumacher, author of Amelia Unabridged